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The prescription drug Xarelto has recently been linked to uncontrollable bleeding which result in the need for hospitalization, serious injury or death. Because of the terrible side effect, there are over 400 Xarelto lawsuit filed in the federal MDL and it will continue to rise in the coming months. If you are considering filing a Xarelto lawsuit, read the following points to understand the litigation more. The FDA approved Xarelto was initially approved for preventing blood clots and DVT…Continue Reading…

On June 15, 2015, a case serious detailing the association between sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) and a serious side effect of euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in nine patients, seven of whom had type 1 diabetes and two with type 2 diabetes, was published online in Diabetes Care. This report provides details about a potentially life-threatening side effect. This side effect is particularly concerning because in this instance, the DKA is euglycemic, meaning those affected have near normal glucose and…Continue Reading…

On July 2nd, the recent lawsuit against the manufacturer of laparoscopic power morcellators was expected to reach the first trial, but instead has been settled for an undisclosed amount. Scott Burkhart, whose wife, Donna, died in February 2013, filed the case against device maker Lina Medical ApS. According to the lawsuit, the 53-year old had a power morcellation hysterectomy 11 months earlier for heavy bleeding. She learned after the surgery that she had a hidden cancer called leiomyosarcoma. Last…Continue Reading…

The number of Xarelto side effects lawsuits has been growing continuously as the number of people coming forward with bleeding complications also grows. Litigation concerning Xarelto has been moving forward with the growth while others join the already established multidistrict litigation. The number of Xarelto lawsuits has grown from 33 in December 2014 to a total of 434 lawsuits in May 2015. The lawsuits have been consolidated for pretrial proceedings before US District Judge Eldon E. Fallon, in Eastern…Continue Reading…